A film that’s been garnering a lot of raves from the Sundance Film Festival is the horror thriller The Babadook. This Australian film has just been acquired by IFC Midnight for the U.S. and Latin American market. Read on for more information.
According to Deadline, Sundance buzz title The Babadook has been acquired by IFC Midnight, which snagged U.S. and Latin America rights to the chiller from Aussie newcomer Jennifer Kent. Essie Davis stars in the pic as a widowed single mother who connects with her troubled son (then six-year-old Noah Wiseman) by reading a bedtime storybook that unleashes a shadowy monster in their home.
Kent wrote and directed the Sundance Midnighter selection which also stars Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear. Causeway Films’ Kristina Ceyton produced with Kristian Moliere, with backing from Screen Australia. Jonathan Page, Michael Tear, Jan Chapman, and Jeff Harrison exec produced the pic which earned raves from critics in Park City and put Kent on the map as a helmer to watch.
I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about this title as more details become clear.
Watch the trailer for The Babadook here:
Source: Deadline
